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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Andrew TweedieTEST" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mattp.platingprocess@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:17:32 +0100
Subject: Good Day
Dear Friend
I am Mr.Andrew Tweedie a highly placed official of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). It may interest you to know that reports have
reached our office by so many correspondences on the uneasy way which
people like you are treated by Various Banks both in Europe/Africa and
Asia.
I was mandated to put a stop to that.We shall help to redeem you
from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your
long overdue payment due to excessive demand for money from you by
both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your
fund remain unpaid to you.
We have full access/confidential bank official arrangements to these
bank accounts as we cannot disclose names of the transferring/card
issuing banks now until you demonstrate your acceptance to this loyal
partnership as confident Claimant.
Reconfirm the information bellow.
1.Full Name:...............
2.Full Address:................................
3.Age:..........................
4.Occupation:...............................
5.Telephone Number:......
6. Copy of your identity Card
Mr. Andrew Tweedie
Finance Director
Tel; +1 917 266 9957
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